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Old 11th Sep 2003, 17:51
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As a regulatory thing, US FAR 25.1553 states:

If the unusable fuel supply for any tank exceeds one gallon, or five percent of the tank capacity, whichever is greater, a red arc must be marked on its indicator extending from the calibrated zero reading to the lowest reading obtainable in level flight
Given that the 737 fuel guages don't have a red arc, they either don't show unuseable fuel, or that fuel is less than a gallon...
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